Mo Xiuyao took it and glanced at it. He smiled faintly, "It seems that Xi Ling isn't considered poor. Does this count as hiding wealth among the people?" He passed the booklet to Ye Li. Ye Li flipped through it and was also surprised. However, when she thought about the Prince Ding Mansion's enormous and immeasurable wealth, she felt that it wasn't so hard to accept. This was the true wealth of a century-old clan. Like the Ye family in the past, they were anxious about tens of thousands of taels of silver. They were clearly new or nouveau riche. However, even so, the Bai family's wealth was obviously a little too much. Just thinking about how the Bai family had produced several empresses and more than ten imperial concubines, their relationship with the imperial family couldn't be said to be not close. Perhaps it wasn't hard to understand such deep wealth.
Ye Li thought for a moment and said, "Send the silver notes, cash and gold to fourth brother. It would be too much of a hassle to send the army's salary and supplies from Li City."
Mo Xiuyao didn't think and nodded, "Ye Li is right. Let Zhuo Jing send it over in a moment."
Ye Li nodded and no longer cared about this matter. She looked at the booklet in her hand and said, "These antiques and the like … I'm afraid it'll be troublesome to bring them back. Just pick a few and bring them back. Also, I saw that there are two swords in here, plus the two swords that were sent over a while ago. Give one to General Zhang, General Lü, and General Yuan. The other one will be given to Marquis Nan. "
Mo Xiuyao leaned back in his chair and played with Ye Li's hair as he motioned for Zhuo Jing who was standing beside him to record down Ye Li's instructions. "You're only giving Zhang Qilan and the others. Aren't you afraid that Feng San will cause trouble for you?"
Ye Li said with a smile: "I remember that among these antiques, there is a golden folding fan with a picture of mountains and rivers drawn by Wu Zhikai of the previous dynasty. Presumably, Young Master Feng San likes fans more than swords." Feng Zhiyao had always liked to show off his natural and unrestrained elegance. Regardless of whether it was winter or summer, he would carry a fan. With such a fan that could be considered a treasure, how could he still remember to ask for a treasured sword? Mo Xiuyao seemed to recall Young Master Feng San's proud appearance when he was dressed in red and holding a folding fan. He couldn't help but smile. "It's a waste to give such a good thing to him." But he still waved his hand to indicate for Zhuo Jing to remember.
Ye Li picked out a lot of things from the booklet and gave them to the meritorious officials of the Western Expedition. Almost everyone got one. In addition, he also remembered to add a month's worth of rations for the ordinary soldiers. In any case, the Bai Clan had seized so many things this time, it was an unexpected windfall. If the Prince Ding Mansion received all of Prince Ding's money, it wouldn't be good. During this time, Mo Xiuyao didn't raise any opinions. He just smiled and watched as Ye Li calmly gave out orders. There was a cold smile on his face that was different from normal people's. He appeared very gentle and calm.
Zhuo Jing and Lin Han, who were standing to the side, didn't care. Madam Sun, who was waiting with them, was extremely shocked. Clearly, Prince Ding trusted Princess Ding more than anyone could imagine. There were many things that Princess Ding didn't need to discuss with Prince Ding. She directly gave orders to people to do it. Prince Ding didn't show any displeasure or doubt. It was as if the Prince Ding Mansion's interference in the Prince Ding Mansion's political and military affairs was half natural. In this regard, Madam Sun's importance and loyalty to Ye Li silently increased.
After Ye Li finished giving orders, Zhuo Jing turned and went out to do his work. Ye Li closed the book and said with a smile, "Let's bring those unique books back to Glass City. Grandfather will be very happy when he sees them. I didn't expect the Bai Clan to have hidden some good unique books. " Although the number was a drop in the ocean compared to the Xu family, many of the original books could only be encountered and not sought. Even one extra book was enough to make many scholars unable to contain their joy.
Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "I'm afraid we can't take all of them. In any case, we have to leave some for your fourth brother to use as a bribe."
Ye Li blinked and suddenly understood. Glass City wasn't the only place that had great scholars. Xi Ling also had a great scholar, and it just so happened that he was the great scholar that they needed help from. If Mister Long Ting knew that they had swept away so many unique books and didn't leave a single one for him, the old man would probably make things difficult for her fourth brother and wouldn't give up.
Ye Li could only pick out some that her grandfather and two uncles were interested in and take away. The rest were given to Xu Qingbai to use as a stepping stone to invite Mister Xiuting out of the mountain.
Time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed. It was already the day that Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li prepared to leave for Glass City. The three hundred thousand soldiers and Zhang Qilan stayed in Xi Ling. Only Feng Zhiyao, Xu Qingfeng, Yun Ting, the three thousand Black Cloud Cavalry, and the Shadow Guard Qi Lin returned with Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li.
The day before they left, Mo Xiuyao used Prince Ding's name to issue the first edict in Xi Ling. The edict announced that the Emperor Xiling's city was changed to Anping City. At the same time, Xu Qingbai was appointed as the governor of the five states and twelve cities of Xi Ling. He was in charge of all military and civil affairs in Xi Ling. Zhang Qilan was also appointed as the Great General of the West. He was in charge of three hundred thousand soldiers stationed in Xi Ling. All the soldiers in Xi Ling were under Zhang Qilan's control. Once the edict was issued, everyone was shocked. Although there had never been a so-called governor before, one could understand the authority of this official position just by looking at the power that Mo Xiuyao had bestowed upon it. As long as it was within Xiling, it could be said to be Xu Qingbai's world. Although Zhang Qilan was in charge of military affairs, it had to be known that Xu Qingbai was in charge of the military pay. From this, one could see how much Prince Ding trusted the Xu family.
Xu Qingbai, who felt that he had been cheated by Mo Xiuyao, had no choice but to support his walking body. He personally returned the million taels of silver that Mo Xiuyao had given him. He expressed that since he had sent Feng Huiting, the matter of money should naturally be handled by someone who knew how to manage money. He would not serve. Mo Xiuyao was displeased by Xu Qingbai's distrust of him. Xu Qingbai sighed helplessly. "I didn't offend His Highness Prince Ding, did I? Are you trying to roast me over a fire? "
Mo Xiuyao could only take it back resentfully. He argued, "I was just trusting Fourth Young Master Xu." However, he sighed silently in his heart. Why were the people of the Xu family so smart? He just felt that Xu Qingchen, that cunning fellow, was unreliable and might slip away at any time. That was why he wanted to train Fourth Young Master Xu. Compared to Xu Qingchen, who was almost demonic in intelligence, Xu Qingbai, who was smart and down-to-earth, was a better choice to be enslaved. Prince Ding, who was full of resentment, forgot to consider that if Xu Qingbai was not smart enough, why would he set a trap for what might be eight hundred years in the future?
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